Chapter 278 Don’t use coercion, rotation of authority

Author: Taiqing Yaodao

Chapter 278 Don’t use coercion, rotation of authority

Bank of Dongyang River, county dock.

Two middle-aged officials wearing light blue official robes and black hats stood in front of the dock with serious expressions. Behind them, a dozen police officers were scattered around, standing in solemn silence.

Behind the crowd, in the distance between the streets, at dusk, some people were quickly paving the ground with loess, while others were sweeping the streets.

On the contrary, the dock that was supposed to be busy became deserted at this time, and the many awning boats that usually docked nearby disappeared.

Under the doors and windows, I don't know how many people were looking curiously, and how many people had worries in their eyes.

The officials on the dock could not see behind them at all. They all looked nervously at the end of the vast Dongyang River on the east side.

It seems like something will appear at any moment.

At this moment, the sound of rapid footsteps came from behind everyone.

Everyone turned around and saw an old official in his fifties, wearing a light blue official robe, with a dark red rosacea nose, a face full of wrinkles, and white hair, stumbling from the dock.

The official uniform on his body seemed to have been put on haphazardly. He didn't tidy it up before, so he had to tidy it up while running.

Soon, the visitor came to the front of the crowd. He stopped for a moment and said, "I have met Gu Xian Cheng and Kang Xian Wei."

The two people standing at the front of the pier were none other than Dongyang County Prime Minister Gu Tan and County Lieutenant Kang Yao.

The two of them raised their hands to return the greeting at the same time: "I have met Mr. Li."

Li Dingyi, chief secretary of Dongyang.

After the three people had finished greeting each other, Li Dingyi took half a step forward, turned to the county magistrate Gu Tan and cupped his hands: "Brother Qinghe, what's going on now? Wasn't the King of Nanchang still in Hangzhou last night?"

"Li Weng, you said it yourself last night, and today the prince has arrived in Dongyang. Why not?" County Prime Minister Gu Tan glared at Li Dingyi angrily, and then said helplessly: "Li Weng

Brother, did you drink too much again at noon?"

"Drink too much?" Li Dingyi smiled confidently, patted his chest, and said proudly: "Will the old man drink too much? Unless he waits until the old man dies, this kind of thing will never happen."

County Magistrate Gu Tan rolled his eyes at Li Dingyi angrily, then turned to look to the east with a solemn expression.

At this time, Li Dingyi muttered: "Obviously we can go directly from Hangzhou to Wuzhou City conveniently, but we have to come to Dongyang first. Our Lord Bijia is really hard to understand. He is coming here this time."

Dongyang, I’m afraid it’s not that easy.”

Among everyone present, only Li Dingyi, who was about to retire, dared to complain casually without caring about anything.

"Li Weng, people are here." The county lieutenant Kang Yao on the side pulled Li Dingyi's arm, and then looked to the east.

At this moment, at the end of the line of sight, a two-masted ship suddenly appeared, with numerous figures visible on it, and swords and guns flashing.

"That's the warship of the navy. The King of Nanchang is so arrogant. He even mobilized the warship of the Hangzhou navy as a guard. Hehe." Li Dingyi was still looking weird.

"Shut up." Gu Tan, the county magistrate, finally couldn't bear it anymore. He turned around and shouted coldly: "Don't speak again, Mr. Li. Nanchang is not only the king of the clan, but also the king of this state. He really wants to deal with you."

, it couldn’t be easier, don’t blame me for not asking for mercy when the time comes.”

"Don't drive in this state." Li Ding smacked the corner of his mouth slightly, and finally closed his mouth completely, took a half step back, and stopped talking.

Not long after the Hangzhou Navy's two-masted warship appeared in everyone's sight, another two-masted merchant ship appeared clearly in everyone's sight, with more than a dozen small speedboats mixed in between the two ships.

These ships seem to be scattered, but if something happens, they can immediately form a battle formation.

At this time, even the county magistrate Gu Tan was a little surprised.

The ostentation of the King of Nanchang is really too big.

There was a low noise behind him, but Gu Tan didn't care about it at this time. He kept his eyes fixed on the river in the distance.

Three official ships, slightly smaller than the two-masted ship, quickly jumped into everyone's sight.

From a distance, one can see the flags fluttering on the official ship, scattered figures, sharp swords and guns, and murderous intent.

I don't know how many people were standing on the deck at one time.

The Dongyang officials on the dock were immediately stunned.

The prince of Nanchang County behaves like this, which is quite arrogant. What is he thinking?

The previous noise completely disappeared at this moment, and everyone looked at each other in confusion.

Then everyone saw another two-masted merchant ship behind the official ship, as well as more large and small speedboats accompanying it.

These ships did not dock immediately, and most continued to move forward.

Only the leading one among the three official ships sailed towards the shore quickly.

The speed of the official ship was very fast. With the flags fluttering, dozens of Qianniu Guards in red clothes and golden armor stood on the deck, holding the hilts of their swords majestically.

The huge official ship docked at the pier, the planks of the ship fell, and dozens of Qianniu Guards immediately rushed down from the ship and quickly stood in the middle of the Dongyang officials and the surrounding policemen and soldiers.

Seeing this scene, the county magistrate Gu Tan, the chief secretary Li Dingyi, the county lieutenant Kang Yao, the judicial officer, the commander of the army, and the treasurer Jiangjun all had expressions of surprise and suspicion on their faces.

Afterwards, Li Xuan, who was wearing a light crimson official fifth-grade official uniform and a noble complexion, slowly stepped off the official boat.

A string of green jade hanging on his waist made a low and crisp sound as it swayed slightly, which attracted people's attention.

Stopping, Li Xuan raised his head and looked into the distance. The scattered city in the distance clearly appeared in front of his eyes.

This is Dongyang.

Looking away, Li Xuan's face began to become solemn.

His sharp eyes swept across the faces of everyone present, and his insightful gaze seemed to penetrate everyone's hearts at a glance.

Behind Li Xuan, Qiu Zhenmu and Yu Ze followed on the left and right respectively.

Qiu Zhenmu was wearing red clothes and gold armor, holding the handle of the knife with one hand, standing on the right side of Li Xuan, staring at everyone eagerly.

The fierce look in his eyes made everyone think that the Thousand Ox Sword in his hand would be slashed down at any time.

Yu Ze was wearing light green Xuan Yilang's uniform, holding a brown wooden box in his hand, and followed Li Xuan to the left with a solemn expression.

"Officials of Dongyang County, we sincerely welcome Chief Shangzhou Biejia to Dongyang." County Magistrate Gu Tan stepped forward, led many officials of Dongyang County, and at the same time bent towards Li Xuan and handed over his hands.

Yu Ze's eyes immediately shrank involuntarily.

"I've seen you all!" Li Xuan waved her hands back, looked at everyone, and nodded slightly: "Everyone, please stand up!"

"Here!" Many Dongyang officials present stood up immediately.

"Gu Tan, Prime Minister of Dongyang County, reported back to Shangguan. Hot water and tea have been prepared in the post office to help Shangguan wash away the dust." County Magistrate Gu Tan stepped forward again and raised his hand to Li Xuan, with a slightly nervous look on his face.

Li Xuan's eyes passed over Gu Tan, and then quickly passed over everyone's heads.

Suddenly, the look in his eyes suddenly turned cold.

His eyes flashed quickly, and Li Xuan looked at Gu Tan again, waving his hands calmly: "You're not busy, Gu County Cheng, I'm here to introduce you to you, this is Zuo Qianniu Wei Qiu Beishen, responsible for investigating the king.

The case of the assassination of the governor was written by Yu Xiu, a member of the royal family, who served in Wuzhou with the late king many years ago."

"I have seen Qiu Beishen, and I have seen Yu Xiuzhuan." Many Dongyang officials present saluted Qiu Zhenmu and Yu Ze at the same time.

Although Yu Ze and Qiu Zhenmu are very inconspicuous in the huge Luoyang, in Dongyang County, their status is higher than that of other officials.

Li Xuan looked at the crowd and did not give up. She moved her left hand slightly backward.

Yu Ze's eyes froze for an instant, and his right hand that had been placed behind him turned out, and Yu Ze placed a black box in Li Xuan's hand.

"Everyone, this is the governor's order from the governor. I have been given full authority to handle Dongyang affairs. Do you have any objections?" Li Xuan's voice was cold, and with a solemn expression, he handed the box containing the governor's arrow directly to Gu Tan.

Then stared into his eyes

Gu Tan's brows immediately jumped, and the Dongyang officials behind him looked at him with different expressions.

The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, but Gu Tan still took a step forward, gritted his teeth and raised his hand to Li Xuan: "Please forgive me for offending, sir."

"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded slightly, and Gu Tan immediately stepped forward, pressed his hands on the black wooden box, and then opened the wooden box with some trembling.

A black gold arrow lay silently inside the wooden box.

Gu Tan took a step back and looked at Li Dingyi. Kang Yao and Kang Yao nodded slightly and confirmed the authenticity of the governor's golden arrow. Their expressions immediately tightened.

According to the regulations of the imperial court, Li Xuan, who was Wuzhou's farewell official, should have arrived in the capital of Wuzhou, met with the governor, handed over to his predecessor, and then received the farewell seal letter and met with the officials of the state government before he could start.

The right to drive alone.

But it would be inappropriate to put this matter on Li Xuan.

Because Li Xuan's special post was abolished many years ago and then turned into a long history.

Now that the position of Biejia has been suddenly restarted, Li Xuan's official seal is not in Wuzhou, but in the Ministry of Personnel.

When he came to Wuzhou this time, he already had the official seal of Wuzhou Biejia in his hand.

Now he has the governor's order in his hand at some point. He is the second most powerful figure in the state, and his authority is equivalent to that of the governor of half a state. He can completely act as the governor on his behalf.

What's more, there are Qianniu Guards beside him.

"So, why did Dongyang Judicial Service join the army?" Li Xuan's eyes quickly passed over everyone, and a middle-aged official with an ordinary face wearing a light green official robe walked out quickly.

"Huang Ziming, a member of the Dongyang Judiciary Army, has met Shangguan." Although Huang Ziming's face was ordinary, his expression was very stable.
To be continued...